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US Empire Is Changing its Stripes: Drones, Special Operations Forces and the US Navy Are Changing the Way We Do War

Tom Engelhardt, TomDispatch.com. February 5, 2012.

Make no mistake: we’re entering a new world of military planning. It won't make the Pentagon smaller, but it will change the nature of empire.

Investigation Finds U.S. Military Drones Have Flown Close to 3 Million Hours

Nick Turse, AlterNet. November 1, 2011.

Data provided to AlterNet by the military services reveals massive use of drones, most of their time spent in combat.

How The Military Became Our New Civic Religion

Andrew Bacevich, TomDispatch.com. July 28, 2011.

Many Americans seek validation and self-regard in displays of "support" for our military. But this unexamined, unearned self-forgiveness is cheap and dangerous.

Stop the Deportation of Immigrant Military Veterans

Alex DiBranco, Change.org. March 14, 2010.

They put their lives on the line in the service of the United States of America, and ended up being booted out of the country they fought for.

The U.S. Military's New Recruiting Ads Make War Look Like a Fun Video Game

David Sirota, Creators Syndicate. August 29, 2009.

Marketing war as a Playstation fantasy masks its inherent brutalities in Afghanistan and Iraq.

FBI Weren't the Only Ones Objecting to Torture ... So Did the Army, Marines & Air Force

Jane Hamsher, Firedoglake. April 23, 2009.

Donald Rumsfeld defied the recommendations of the Army, the Navy, and the Marines when he approved torture.

Navy's Big Weakness: Our Aircraft Carriers Are (Expensive) Defenseless Sitting Ducks

Gary Brecher, eXiled Online. April 3, 2009.

Every single change in technology in the past 50 years has had "Stop building carriers!" written all over it. But the Navy paid no attention.

Why Israel Won't Allow Journalists into Gaza

Siun, Firedoglake. December 30, 2008.

"The boat while still in international waters has been rammed by Israeli patrol boats, our vessel has been damaged ... "

Anti-War Soldier Jonathan Hutto: People, Not Politicians, Will End the War in Iraq

Liliana Segura, AlterNet. June 25, 2008.

The author of Antiwar Soldier discusses the GI movement, the election and why "the military needs racism" to fight its wars.

NY Times Hypes McCain Credentials

Jeffrey Klein, AlterNet. June 19, 2008.

Looks like McCain's national security adviser is inventing history.

Soldiers: Know Your Rights!

Jonathan Hutto, Sr., The Nation Institute. June 11, 2008.

What every soldier should know before resisting.

Bush OKs Navy Use of Sonar to Kill Whales, Other Mammals

Paddy, Cliff Schecter's Blog. January 16, 2008.

"The president's action is an attack on the rule of law," said Joel Reynolds, director of the Marine Mammal Protection Project at the NRDC.